Garment-fastener.



M. F. WOLFF. GARMENT PASTENER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 13,1910.

977,579. Patented Dec. 6, 1-910.

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MAX F. WOLFF, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

GARMENT-FASTENER.

Application filed July 13, 1910.

Specification of Letters Patent.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX F. 0mm, a citizen of the United States, residingat Baltimore, Maryland, have invented new and useful Improvements inGarment-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a garment fastener of novel construction,which is connected to the garment in such a manner that it is not liableto be torn off or to tear the garment under strain.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a face view of a garmentfastener embodying my invention; Fig. 2 a section on line 22, Fig. 1;Fig. 3 a detail of a modification of the base; Fig. st 2. detail of afurther modification showing an eye fastener, and Fig. 5 a detail of afurther modification showing a hook fastener.

A garment or similar article is provided along its edge 10 to befastened with a double thickness of material 11, 12, formed either by adoubled facing, or by a facing and a lining strip. \Vithin the fold ordoubled thickness thus provided, there is formed for each fastener, apocket 13 which is made of two seams 14, diverging preferably at anacute angle from edge 10, and separated at such angle by a small openingor gap 15. Each pocket 13 is adapted to accommodate a correspondinglyshaped base 16 shown to be formed of a length of wire bent into the formof a triangle, the two flaring sides of which are parallel respectivelywith seams 14. Base 16 carries at its apex a suitable fastening member,such as a hook, eye or button. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, there isformed at the apex of base 16, an integral hook 1'7, adapted to beremovably engaged bythe eye 18 of a button 19.

In assembling the parts, base 16 is passed into the pocket through theopen back thereof, so that its edges lie snugly against seams 1 1, whilehook 17 is freely accessible through gap 15 and is adapted to be readilycoupled to eye 18 of button 19. Thus it will be seen that the fasteneris securely attached to the garment, and that any thrust on the fastenerwill be transmitted to the seams let. In this way the strain on thegarment will be divided and will be taken up by an extensive bearing, sothat the garment is not liable to tear out in proximity to the fastener.So

also the fastener together with its base may be readily removed forlaundering purposes, though of course the pockets may be closed at theback if preferred.

In Fig. 3, the base is shown to be formed of a solid triangular plate 20having an aperture 21 at its apex for engagement with a correspondinglyshaped member of the fastener. In Fig. 1 a triangular wire base 22, isprovided with an integral fastening eye 23, while in Fig. 5, suchtriangular wire base is shown to be provided with an integral fasteninghook 24.

It will be seen that my improved fastener, is readily applied andremoved, and that it is not liable to become torn off nor to tear thegarment under strain. The device is well adapted to be applied to mensand womens wearing apparel, such as garments, shoes, suspenders andsimilar articles.

It is evident that the pocket may be formed in a manner differentfromthat above described. Thus the pocket may be closed along its divergingedges by two folds or by a seam and a fold. So also the pocket may bewoven seamless, the point beingtliat it has two diverging sides, whichregister substantially with the diverging sides of the base.

I claim:

1. The combination of a garment having a pocket with diverging sides,with a fastener comprising a base having diverging sides, a fasteningmember carried by said base, said pocket being adapted to detachablyreceive said fastener.

2. In a garment fastener, a pocket formed of a double thickness ofmaterial and two spaced diverging seams which extend across saidmaterial combined with afiaring base inclosed within said pocket, and afastening member carried by said base.

3. In a garment fastener, a pocket formed of a double thickness ofmaterial and two seams diverging at an acute angle, combined with atriangular base, the sides of which are adapted to engage the divergingseams, and a fastening member earned by the apex of said base.

MAX F. WVOLFF. Witnesses FRANK SCHNEIDER, CHARLES W. HUEGELMEYER.

